By examining DNA samples from many ancient humans, scientists can track when we began increasing our carbohydrate intake.

Folks who struggle to reduce their carb intake might be able to blame ancient DNA still lurking in humans, a new study ...

New research examines how early humans evolved to eat carbohydrates by studying the duplication of a certain gene that helped ...

Researchers have found that the gene for starch-digesting saliva may have first duplicated more than 800,000 years ago.

A new study has suggested that the ability to start digesting starchy foods in the mouth may have developed before the split ...